The safety and success rate of sputum induction using a low output ultrasonic nebuliser.
Induced sputum differential cell counts have been advocated as a method of non-invasively assessing airway inflammation in asthma and other airway diseases. Since sputum induction usually involves delivering hypertonic saline via a high output ultrasonic nebulizer there have been concerns about its...
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Formato: | Journal article |
Idioma: | English |
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1999
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